East of Eden
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East of Eden Playlist

by John Steinbeck

These tracks trace the Salinas Valley’s open farmland and the novel’s early-twentieth-century American setting, then turn toward the moral struggle between inheritance and choice at its center. The instrumentals move from spacious pastoral scenes to tension and reflection; the songs evoke hardship, family secrets, biblical echoes, and the possibility of choosing one’s own path.

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Oct 3, 2026
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1
Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question

The Unanswered Question

Charles Ives · Ives, C.: Universe Symphony (Completed by L. Austin) / Orchestral Set No. 2 / The Unanswered Question

2
Tomita's Greatest Hits

Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

Ferde Grofé · Tomita's Greatest Hits

3
Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1

Maple Leaf Rag

Scott Joplin · Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1

4
Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Peace Piece

Bill Evans · Everybody Digs Bill Evans

5
The Jazz Masters - 27 Classic Performances From The Columbia Masterpieces Series

Blue In Green

Miles Davis · The Jazz Masters - 27 Classic Performances From The Columbia Masterpieces Series

6
The Ludlows

The Ludlows

James Horner · The Ludlows

7
American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

Any Other Name

Thomas Newman · American Beauty (Original Motion Picture Score)

8
100 Greatest Western Themes

The John Dunbar Theme - From "Dances With Wolves"

John Barry · 100 Greatest Western Themes

9
Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition (Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Old American Songs (Complete), Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes)

Fanfare for the Common Man

Aaron Copland · Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition (Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Old American Songs (Complete), Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes)

10
Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179: II. Lento

Antonín Dvořák · Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12

11
Profile II

Wayfaring Stranger

Emmylou Harris · Profile II

12
The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

13
Begin to Hope

Samson

Regina Spektor · Begin to Hope

14
Sixteen Tons

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford · Sixteen Tons

15
Folk Songs Of The Hills

Dark As A Dungeon

Merle Travis · Folk Songs Of The Hills

16
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2

Angel from Montgomery

Bonnie Raitt · Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2

17
Songs Our Daddy Taught Us

Down In The Willow Garden

The Everly Brothers · Songs Our Daddy Taught Us

18
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture / Deluxe Edition)

I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow

The Soggy Bottom Boys · O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture / Deluxe Edition)

19
The Times They Are A-Changin'

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan · The Times They Are A-Changin'

20
Ives: Symphony No. 2; The Unanswered Question; Central Park in the Dark; Orchestral Pieces

Central Park in the Dark

Charles Ives · Ives: Symphony No. 2; The Unanswered Question; Central Park in the Dark; Orchestral Pieces

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